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6827 matches to An
Abyssinian War. 1935-6. Italy invades Ethiopia. League of Nations ineffective.
Académie Française. Assembly of 40 “immortals” founded 1635 by Richelieu to set literary standards, language.
Academy. c387BC-529. Greek school founded by Plato dedicated to exploration of science and philosophical truth. Closed by Justinian.
Achaean League. 5-4C BC. Greek towns in common defence against pirates in Gulf of Corinth. 280-146BC. Model for federal government. Created to fight Macedonia. Dissolved by Romans.
Achaeans. Greeks who beseiged Troy. May be originally Mycenaean or Doric.
Achaemenids. c550-330BC. Persian dynasty founded by Cyrus II.
Achates. Aeneas’ armour bearer and friend in Greek mythology.
Achilles. Greek hero of Trojan Wars, invulnerable except for his heel, subject of Homer’s Iliad.
Acid Rain. 1940-. Rain and fog of pH<5.5 caused by industrial air pollution. Prevalent in North America, Eastern Europe.
Acre. 1450BC- Egypt/ Assyria/ Persia/ Macedonia. 336BC Alexander...Egypt. 1C Rome. 614 Persia. 638 Moslem. 969 Egypt. 1079 Seljuk. 1099 Crusaders. 1104 Jerusalem. 1187 Saladin. 1191 Crusaders. 1291 Mameluks. 1517 Turks. 1918 British. 1948 Israel.
Acropolis. Elevated portion of Greek cities for protection and worship. Athens 2000BC.
Acta. 59BC-330. Minutes of Roman public business, published daily.
Action Française. 1898-1945. French right wing political movement and newspaper.
Actium, Battle. 31BC. Octavian defeats Antony to become sole ruler of Roman Empire.
Acts of the Apostles. c70-90. Luke’s history of early Christian church.
Adad. Babylonian, Assyrian weather god.
Adam. Biblical First man. Eve.
Adams, John. 1735-1826. Revolutionary, 2nd US president 1797-1801.
Adams, Samuel. 1722-1803. US Revolutionary: -“No taxation without representation”.
Adams, William. 1564-1620. English navigator established Japan trade c1613.
Addams, Jane. 1860-1935. US social reformer. Founded NAACP, Hull House.
Addled Parliament. 1614. England. Criticized James I; achieved nothing.
Adelard of Bath. 1090-c1150. English mathematician/translator introduced Arabic numerals.
Adelung, Johann. 1732-1806. German scholar; helped standardize language.
Adenauer, Konrad. 1876-1967. First chancellor of German Federal Republic., 1949-63. Stabilized postwar Germany.